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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Burns City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burns City and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Burns City:
- 38.822549, -86.886948
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Burns City
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
- Since Burns City is near Davies's County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Burns City
Communities Also Named Burns City ...
We found one communities that are also named Burns City.
Within Indiana, the name Burns City is unique.
Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Burns City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Cooke County
- This Burns City is located in Cooke County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Burns City that is located in Martin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Burns City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Burns City ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bramble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bramble is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble
- Crane
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Loogootee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mineral City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Scenic Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scenic Hill is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hill
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shoals Overlook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shoals Overlook is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Overlook
- Silverville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Willow Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Valley is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
How Far From Burns City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Burns City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burns City and extending to:
- Shoals, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burns City to Shoals, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burns City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Burns City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Burns City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8225, Longitude: -86.8869 In this case, the coordinates for Burns City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.935 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.325 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.063 degrees. |
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